Also known as
Nestor Sezefredo dos Passos Neto
Description
Capoeira mestre of the Senzala group, which he joined in 1968, red belt in
1969; probably the first to teach capoeira in Europe, at a dance academy in
London from 1971, then for three years in other European cities.
Member of (1)
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1968
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“M.Nestor Capoeira, who joined the Senzala in 1968”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The
History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink
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Sources
“Probably the first to teach on the Old Continent was Nestor Capoeira. After
receiving his red belt—the highest graduation in the Senzala—in 1969, M.Nestor
decided to spent some time abroad.”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The
History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink
info
“In 1971 he arrived in London, where he started teaching in a Dance Academy for
a year. He toured Europe for three years, teaching in different cities, before
returning to Brazil.”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The
History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink
info
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Mestre Nestor Capoeira. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6A30S40CC4HW87WNW9RETRG, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Mestre Nestor Capoeira}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M6A30S40CC4HW87WNW9RETRG}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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